DylanHolt

It's hard to believe that there is only one month left of 2013. And this last month can be quite a stressful and crazy period, where the city always seems to be crowded with people who are trying to buy their way into a nice Christmas; the perfect outfit, the perfect gift, the perfect wish list. Usually I specifically ask for nothing but risk getting something I do not want by those gritty Christmas givers. So here is some -relatively- useful stuff, in slightly more luxe versions than usual, to either give or take. Some of these things I already own like the lovely Claustrophobic notebooks , which are used to write very special memos and love letters. Take notes Santa. / Comme des Gar�ons scent / Maison Martin Margiela notebook / Marbled board / Jil Sander pouch / Comme des Gar�ons sport socks

Assemble the glass squares and rectangles with a picture in between and clip together. I framed this snapshot I took of Romeo's new haircut instead of the usual taping it to the wall. Next thing I'm doing is adding more glass and one or two more pictures to have them overlapping and looking like a 3D collage. need / a couple of pieces of glass / a clip / a picture

Like tiny mountains forming a rocky and rough landscape, these rings lie randomly on my desk. They were part of the graduation collection of Rianne Suk, a friend of a friend, who let me borrow a few this week. I love the references to nature in Rianne's collection titled 'Earthly Prothesis'; from the rocky shapes in which she molded the fabric around the body to the actual pieces of french chalk(these stones with marble like veins in them) left raw and unrefined on the fingers of her models. For now her pieces can be ordered upon request .

Underdressing/dressing down this feminine and somewhat exposing high slit skirt with a loose sweatshirt, a saggy ponytail and my new cortez trainers. / Just found out that Love Aesthetics was nominated for the Vixen award of best international blog, what an honor! If you have 30 spare seconds you can vote for my blog here . ? sweatshirt: courtesy of Shalowww shoes: Nike Cortez skirt: Asos ( similar ) bag: &OtherStories

All you nineties kids must remember these. It took me a while to track down a pair in my size on the internet, as no shoe store seems to carry these anymore. When I first put them on and looked down to my feet I got overwhelmed with a deja vu taking me back to 1999. Which was the last time I wore this exact pair, they were my favorite sneakers. I remember wearing them every single day and when they started to fall apart I got my mom to buy me the exact same pair (though with a shiny silver swoosh this time). About the MMM give away/ Thank you all for leaving such supportive and appreciative messages. I read every single one of them. I can still not wrap my head around how many comments were left. Blogging usually only consists of me and my computer and it is so nice to hear from all of you guys on the other side of the screen. It has become a bit emotionally tough to choose only one person to send it to, as so many of you want and deserve it so badly; specially the hard working s...

Last month, my workspace looked like a little factory with rolls of felt, piles of cut fabric all over and a sewing machine instead of a computer on the desk. I was making the bags in which the new Maison Martin Margiela Replica scents would be presented to the press, kind of like a packaging for a packaging. The fragrances division of Maison Martin Margiela saw the DIY I made a while ago and commissioned me to make it for the entire fashion press of The Netherlands and Belgium. You can imagine my excitement. About the fragrances_ Romeo appropriated the 'Jazz club' and my personal favorite is the musky 'Lazy Sunday Morning'. Right now, the beautiful bottle of 'Promenade in the gardens' sits unused on the shelf. So if you like flowery scents with a slight hint of fresh leaves, leave your email in the comments below. At the end of the week I will pick someone who can put it to good use and send it over inside a little felt bag.

My new workspace was in need of a place to hang clothes, something a bit different from a straight forward rack, something on which garments can be displayed better and styled into little groups. So I made this rack out of white PVC tubes (as opposed to metal tubes previously here , here and here ) on which you can hang clothes on two sides opposite to each other. Cool thing is, when tilted and put on its side it becomes a longer (yet lower) rack. Ah yes! Multifunctionality excites me! how to /01 Cut your tubes to the right lengths: 3 x 1.70 meter / 2 x 1 meter / 4 x 30 centimeter /02 Assemble. need: /plastic plumbing tubes /6 x 90� corner connection /2 x three-way connection

A �Beach Walk� along the concrete docks of the Amsterdam harbor. We find the docklands most enchanting during the gloomy autumn and winter months, when the sea looks almost black and the skies are grey. The air here is salty, fresh, clean and cold, yet sometimes there is a vague industrial smell of gasoline and iron that passes you by. Our friends at Margiela asked Romeo and me to send in an image of our favorite memories corresponding to one of the fragrances in the Replica line. These scents instantly evoke images and impressions and force lingering memories of touch, taste and smell, taking you back to a certain time and place. With contributions of artists from all over the world they will be creating a database of memories, a collective work art that is now on display at Galerie Philppe Jousse in Paris and the Replica tumblr .

While quickly leafing through the latest Acne Paper, these striking pages stopped me for at least 10 minutes. A series of black and white portraits of twenty-eight leading actresses taken between 1988 and 1999 by French photographer Brigitte Lacombe. Including Meryl Streep 1988, Glenn Close 1989, Demi Moore in 1989, Vanessa Redgrave 1996, Uma Thurman 1988 and Julianne Moore 1994. Every image is accompanied by a little anecdote from Lacombe about when and where it was taken and about the the actresses in it. Though I haven't gotten the chance to read through the entire magazine yet, for me this is the visual highlight of the issue. I can just stare at these intriguing women for hours. I love Acne paper because it is so pure, every single issue is an in depth, inspiring bundle of fantastically curated content with no interruptions of annoying advertisements. Thank you dear Acne for sending me a copy Acne Paper - The Actress Issue N�15